| Oct-13-04 |
| Whitehat1963: This guy got buried by an 18th century who's who of chess. And his (almost always losing) pet opening of 1. e4, e5 2. c3 should be named the "MacLeod Opening" ... not that I'd recommend it to anyone. But hey, Steinitz lauded his ending play in this game: N MacLeod vs Gossip, 1889 ... but only after he through in several question marks leading up to an ending that plays like a puzzle. Does anyone know anything about this guy? |
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| Jan-23-05 |
| InfinityCircuit: I'm curious about why Steinitz loved to annotate so many of his games. |
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Jan-23-05
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| tpstar: <InfinityCircuit> Annotating your games (wins and losses) is a surefire way to improve. You have all the time in the world to analyze different lines for both sides, plus you discover exactly when your opening book runs out. In his case, he was World Champion for years, so it served a double purpose in helping prepare for those same opponents in the future. Try annotating one of your games and see how much you learn. Good luck. |
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| Jan-23-05 |
| azaris: I think the question was, "why did Steinitz annotate MacLeod's games". The answer might be that Steinitz being flat broke, he probably annotated other people's games for money. |
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| Jan-29-05 |
| InfinityCircuit: <tpstar> Thanks, I already know why people annotate their own games. I do it myself occasionally. However, I appreciate the advice. <azaris> THanks for seeing past the poor wording of my question. That seems like a reasonable answer. |
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Jun-29-05
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| Resignation Trap: <InfinityCircuit> Steinitz edited the book to this tournament, that's why his notes appear here. By the way, has anyone else ever lost 31 games in a single tournament? I don't think so. |
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| Jul-08-05 |
| 12929011: Hey resignation trap, what is your real name?
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Jul-08-05
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| Resignation Trap: <12929011> My name is Jim Kulbacki. I was one of the most active tournament players in the USA from 1978-1987. Were you one of my opponents? |
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| Jul-08-05 |
| 12929011: No, but I live in Longmont, Colorado, and thought that I may have seen you at some tournaments, but I don't think I have. |
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